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CMU-RI-TR-96-44
Robotics Institute
School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
CMU-RI-TR-96-44
Design and Evaluation of 3-D Pre-operative Planning
Software: Application to Acetabular Implant Alignment
Mike Blackwell, David Simon, Sumitha Rao, Anthony DiGioia
CMU-RI-TR-96-44.ps
Keywords: Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery, pre-operative planning,
total hip replacement surgery
We describe a methodology for evaluating the user interface components of a
pre-operative planning system for performing complex 3-D spatial manipulation
and reasoning tasks. The design of a pre-operative planning system for the
alignment of acetabular implants in total hip replacement (THR) surgery is
used as an example. For this application, we have implemented several
alternatives to two of the planner's sub-systems. We report the results of a
pilot study which evaluate these alternative components with respect to task
and user specific design criteria.
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